Portsmouth General District Court, Virginia Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Motion

If either the Commonwealth's Attorney or Defense Attorney does not consent to a felony continuance, a written motion must be filed and docketed.

• If either the Commonwealth's Attorney or the Defense Attorney does not consent, a written motion must be filed and be docketed.

Applies to

Continuance request

Every written continuance request must include the listed identifying information, charge or case information, original and proposed court dates, and reason for the request.

All written continuance requests shall include: • Full name and address • Name of police officer or civil case number • Charge(s) • Original court date • Proposed court date • Reason for continuance

Applies to

Continuance request

For a contested case, correspondence requesting a continuance must provide pleading dates and the agreed trial date.

If the case is contested, provide pleading dates in the correspondence along with the agreed trial date.

Applies to

Continuance request

Must include

proposed order

A proposed order signed by all parties must be submitted before a judge reviews a felony continuance request.

• Both the Commonwealth and the Defense must consent to the continuance (with the new date provided by the clerk's office) and a proposed order with all parties' signatures shall be submitted before a judge will review.

Applies to

Continuance request

When a private citizen is the complainant, the continuance request must include that complainant's written consent.

If a private citizen is the complainant, their written consent to the continuance must be submitted with the request.